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Research Specialist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 330 certified H-1B applications for Research Specialist roles between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $67,412.

Median salary offered
$67,412
Middle half earn
$54,894 to $83,117
Top 10% earn over
$97,602
Certified filings
330

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Howard Hughes Medical Institute78$87,930$83,200 – $97,103
University of Illinois Chicago23$66,000$63,960 – $72,989
University of Wisconsin System21$49,858$47,320 – $53,941
Emory University18$40,614$39,520 – $44,820
Northwestern University18$63,814$60,462 – $67,695
North Dakota State University16$55,000$49,980 – $58,804
Weill Cornell Medical College14$65,853$60,861 – $81,416
Brigham and Women's Hospital11$69,997$68,953 – $71,473
The University of Iowa10$70,371$61,968 – $71,070
University of Illinois at Chicago6$56,500$55,000 – $58,652
ClinRe Inc.6$43,264$43,264 – $43,264
The Rockefeller University5$68,000$65,000 – $70,000
General Hospital Corporation5$57,325$55,000 – $60,000
University of Illinois5$66,427$61,942 – $72,155
Arizona State University4$57,724$57,182 – $58,462
Washington University4$53,428$50,856 – $56,250
The University of Chicago4$54,176$49,525 – $62,194
University of Pittsburgh4$46,246$43,524 – $49,362
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary3$70,450$66,227 – $74,675
Temple University--A Commonwealth University3$53,000$51,500 – $53,000
University of Connecticut3$68,578$68,578 – $68,578
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School3$68,605$68,604 – $70,341
3M Healthcare US Opco LLC2$136,904$136,400 – $137,408
University of Rochester2$50,500$48,250 – $52,750
Washington University in St. Louis2$60,600$60,600 – $60,600
University of Maryland, Baltimore County2$67,619$67,619 – $67,619
Sanford Research2$38,855$38,470 – $39,240
3M Company2$143,210$142,808 – $143,612
Texas Department of State Health Services2$72,726$71,814 – $73,638
Sanford2$38,803$38,444 – $39,162
The University of Alabama2$60,000$60,000 – $60,000
Michigan State University2$72,203$71,102 – $73,304
HMH Hospitals Corporation2$61,812$58,406 – $65,217
North Carolina State University2$60,445$56,222 – $64,668
McLean Hospital2$57,110$56,052 – $58,167
ClinRé Inc.2$43,254$43,248 – $43,259
Braskem America, Inc.2$140,634$137,817 – $143,451
Cell Biologics, Inc2$41,000$41,000 – $41,000
Children's Hospital Los Angeles2$67,267$65,458 – $69,076
Board of Trustees, Univ of IL, behalf of Discovery Partners Inst1$92,997$92,997 – $92,997
Baptist Health South Florida, Inc.1$72,000$72,000 – $72,000
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago1$56,368$56,368 – $56,368
3M Health Information Systems, Inc.1$150,888$150,888 – $150,888
Perkinelmer US LLC1$57,678$57,678 – $57,678
Marymount University1$53,040$53,040 – $53,040
New York Medical College1$61,610$61,610 – $61,610
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$108,360$108,360 – $108,360
Dow Jones and Company, Inc.1$80,000$80,000 – $80,000
Clemson University1$52,000$52,000 – $52,000
Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, on behalf of University of Illinois Springfield1$69,642$69,642 – $69,642

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Chicago, IL44$63,773$57,592 – $68,338
New York, NY33$82,000$65,146 – $87,000
Madison, WI22$49,179$46,928 – $53,581
Boston, MA19$70,450$65,810 – $81,736
Atlanta, GA17$41,000$39,520 – $45,427
Fargo, ND13$57,000$52,000 – $61,214
Ashburn, VA11$100,000$90,000 – $106,775
Evanston, IL8$67,464$66,217 – $74,709
Arlington, VA6$43,264$43,264 – $50,596
St. Louis, MO6$58,800$52,392 – $60,600
Philadelphia, PA6$60,398$53,000 – $79,637
Pittsburgh, PA6$50,302$45,158 – $114,296
Berkeley, CA5$85,384$81,141 – $89,400
Iowa City, IA5$60,000$53,186 – $70,137
La Jolla, CA5$102,024$102,024 – $115,000
Urbana, IL5$66,427$61,942 – $72,155
Tempe, AZ4$57,724$57,182 – $58,462
Baltimore, MD4$74,060$67,619 – $87,875
Charlestown, MA4$56,162$55,000 – $68,942
Sioux Falls, SD4$38,803$38,086 – $39,546

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I166$56,368
Level II119$81,600
Level III25$87,556
Level IV11$92,997

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202339$67,925
2024125$64,356
202599$69,997
202667$67,619